Full Size SDHC Card minimum 2 GB storage (I used 4 GB Kingston MicroSD with Adapter). The advantage of MicroSD over SD is that you can swap it out eassily while the adapter stays put in the motherboard.

Before you can use PuTTy, you need to find the IP of RPi. If you can access the admin console of your router (usually available at http://192.168.1.1) navigate around and find the page when all computers in the network are shown.

In my case the RPi shows up as

PC Name:

raspberry

Connection Type:

Ethernet

IP Address:

192.168.1.6

Status:

Active

Now start putty and SSH your way into RPi. Default user/password in given in the RPi download page.

After you have successfully logged in, run the following:

raspi-config

This will open up the same window which is showing up on your display right now. Use Tab, Up/Down and Enter keys to make your selections.

Most important are:

Resize Partitions to fill the space.

Enable SSH on startup.

Desktop Mode.

Make your selection and reboot. RPi will restart and your SSH connection will be lost. When it boots up, you have to reconnect using PuTTy.

Now you can install some utilities.

To be able to connect to other shared folders on the network.

apt-get install cifs-utils

To be able to remotely control the RPi User Interface (that's how you don't need a Keyboard!)

apt-get install x11vnc

Light DM

apt-get install lightdm

During the installation of LightDM, it will prompt you to choose a default login-manager. Use LightDM.

Reboot. (reboot command on PuTTy).

Once RPi is back up, reconnect PuTTy. (Meanwhile, your display should have a Login screen, asking you to enter User Id).

Start the VNC Viewer on your computer. There would be an option to enter the Remote Host information.

Specify 192.168.1.6::5900

Note the IP 192.168.1.6 is same as the IP of RPi that we found out earlier.

This will take you straight to the Linux UI where you need to enter the UserId and Password. Whatever you do on your computer int the VNC Viewer window will also be visible on the Display attached to RPi. (See, no extra keyboard necessary!).

For playing Audio/Video on your Display/TV use this command from the PuTTy window: